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Ryan Bates

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See if you can spot the problem with this @nytimes.com headline! (Spoiler: both-sides-ism is out; now just blaming Democrats is in!)

23.10.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I dissent.

31.05.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So the Republican Form of Government Clause does have justiciable standards after all? Do tell!

20.05.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No love for Pedro Paramo? It’s been on my list for a while.

02.05.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This trend extends well beyond the immediate set of cases β€” it’s the same cognitive disjunction that allowed the SCOTUS majority to convince itself that a President would never order SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political opponent, so immunity for official acts could never be problematic.

12.04.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought of something funny, and a bit mean to Trump, to say. Then I thought about how many times I’m likely to have to cross the US border in the next four years. Then I deleted the half-written post. This timeline sucks.

25.03.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And back to normalcy today, thank goodness. I don’t need more radical departures in my life right now. Also, today’s puzzle notwithstanding, β€œcouping” is obviously a real word β€” we’re seeing before our very eyes.

13.03.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a) I think Rita Maya closed, per my last visit; b) how can you possibly rank Amy’s so low??

12.03.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you telling me this entire Siberian orchestra is trans?

02.03.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you fucking kidding me, @nytimes.com ?

β€œInstead, they said, Mr. Zelensky seemingly triggered the two American leaders ….”

Your top article frames this as Zelensky’s fault, in the guise of just asking questions? We all saw with our own eyes what happened. What the fuck are you doing?

01.03.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is easy to let the barbarians loose, but difficult to get them back into their box. #feuchtwanger #theoppermanns

07.02.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œFour weeks ago, one would have thought much was impossible that has happened since then.” #feuchtwanger #theoppermanns

06.02.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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